Background*

Mr. William C. Bartholomay, known as Bill, serves as the President of Willis Group Holdings Ltd. Mr. Bartholomay served as the President of Near North National Group. Previously, he served as the President and Vice Chairman of Frank B. Hall and Associates. Mr. Bartholomay is a Member of Advisory Board of Granite Creek Partners, LLC. He has been the Vice Chairman of Turner Broadcasting System Inc. since 1994 having also held that office during the period from 1976 to ... 1992. Mr. Bartholomay served as the Group Vice Chairman of Willis Group Holdings Ltd. and as the Vice-Chairman of its United States subsidiary, Willis North America since August 6, 2003. He has been a Director of Willis Group Holdings Ltd. since August 13, 2004. Mr. Bartholomay has been a Director of ArcelorMittal USA LLC since April 2002 and serves as a Member of Audit Committee since June 2002. He was a Board Member of Midway Games since 1996 and WMS Industries. He served as a Director of Near North National Group. He serves as the Chairman Emeritus of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Atlanta Braves baseball team. Mr. Bartholomay has been involved with the team as a Director or owner ever since he led a six-person group that bought the Milwaukee Braves in 1962 and moved the team to Atlanta in 1966. Mr. Bartholomay serves on Major League Baseball's Executive Council, its Finance Committee, chairs the Ownership Committee, co-chairs the League's Equal Opportunity Committee, and serves as a Trustee of the Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan. Mr. Bartholomay serves as a Member of the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame. He was the Chairman of the Board of the Atlanta Braves for more than five years.

Former Independent Director, Chairman of Compensation Committee, Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Member of Special Committee of Independent Directors and Member of NAI Transaction Committee

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